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'The Lord of the Rings': 13 Movie Mistakes You Didn't Notice

Allvipp Newsroom / January 15, 2024 - 02:00 pm

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'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'

Critics and fans around the world will all agree: 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy by Peter Jackson is a timeless masterpiece. However, we managed to find 13 small mistakes and inconsistencies within the movies that you might have missed.

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Elijah Wood and Sean Astin "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (2002)
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Elijah Wood and Sean Astin

In The Fellowship of the Ring, as "Gandalf" rolls into Hobbiton on his cart for "Bilbo's" birthday celebration you can see the lights of a plane above the hobbit huts.

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Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood in 'The Fellowship of the Ring'.
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Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood

The seal on the envelope in which "Bilbo" put the ring for "Frodo" seems to change multiple times. It becomes apparent in the scene when "Gandalf" closes and seals the envelope, but when he hands the envelope to "Frodo", the seal looks totally different.

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Elijah Wood as "Frodo" in 'The Fellowship of the Ring'.
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Elijah Wood

In Rivendell, while "Elrond" explains to the Fellowship what their mission is going to be, there are a couple of close-ups on the ring, in which we are able to see the film set and its surroundings.

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Elijah Wood as "Frodo" in 'The Return of the King'.
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Elijah Wood

The length of the chain on which Frodo carries the ring until “the end of all things” seems to vary on multiple occasions throughout all three films.

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Elijah Wood and Viggo Mortensen in 'The Fellowship of the Ring'.
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Elijah Wood and Viggo Mortensen

"Frodo" is hurt and needs to be lifted onto "Arwen’s" horse. As "Aragorn" picks him up, it becomes apparent that he’s not helping his fellow cast member Elijah Wood get up on the horse but a stand-in, probably a child.

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Elijah Wood as "Frodo Baggins" in 'The Lord of the Rings'.
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Elijah Wood

In many of "Frodo's" fight scenes with the Orks, like in the mines of Moria, his sword "Sting" does not light up blue although it is supposed to do just that as soon as Orks are close.

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Viggo Mortensen in 'The Return of the King'.
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Viggo Mortensen

Right before the final and deciding battle at the Black Gate, the armies from Gondor and Rohan are mostly on horseback. As soon as the battle starts, there are no horses anywhere.

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Viggo Mortensen as "Aragorn" in 'The Two Towers'.
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Viggo Mortensen

In one scene inside Theoden of Rohan’s throne room, the length of “Aragorn’s” facial hair does vary quite a bit from shot to shot.

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Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom and Ian McKellen in 'The Two Towers'.
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Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom and Ian McKellen

The wizard "Gandalf's" horse “Shadowfax” was portrayed by – at least – two different horses during the shoot. It becomes clear when you look at the horse’s blaze and the legs.

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Critics and fans around the world will all agree: The Lord of the Rings trilogy by Peter Jackson is a timeless masterpiece.

The Lord of the Rings: 13 Movie Mistakes You Might Not Have Noticed

However, we managed to find 13 small mistakes and inconsistencies within the films that you might have missed.

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